Glove



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' GLOVE Filed March 11,. 1930 2 Sheets-Shear 1 JLB ATTORNEY SePtl5,1931. l.. A. wlcKMAN E1' A1. i y 1,823,307

' GLOVE I Filed March. 11. 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEY patented Sept.1 5, 193i uNITEDsTATes PATENT OFFICE LAITRI WICK'MANQF ALBANY, AND ALVINN. MUNK, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA GLOVE j f ityV at intersection offingersand palm as also at intersection of palm and wrist, and it isalso customary to have an outseam or overlap M at the intersection ofpalm and' gauntlet. 10 This overlap or outseam usually wears awayquickly, resulting in premature discard of the glove. The joint betweenpalm and gauntlet isalso formed with stiffening material tacked into theseam resulting in a sharp "'15 creasing joint which provesuncomfortable. The joint between fingers land palm is also customarilyprovided with'seams, providing ya bulky, stiff and uncomfortable bendwhen the fingers are retracted. yThe usual method of forming `the thumbdoes not provide a yform fitting thumb, thereby usually requiringseparate meansapplied about the wrist to retain the glove on the hand.

It is for the purpose of doing away with these objectionable featuresthat this invention is evolved.v e .i The main object of theinventionisto provide a workmans glove with double palm and eXible palm-fingerjoint.

Another object of the invention is to provide a glove as outlined havinga form fitting thumb; Y

A further obj ect of the invention is to avoid seams or bulges atintersectionV of palm and gauntlet and terminate the gauntlet stiffeningmaterial at a point backward of the wrist joint so as to providealleXible bend section at the wrist. y Y Y ,A still `further object ofthe invention is to provide a double palm, gauntlet glove which will beself retaining on the hand and provide a full measure of comfort andconvenience at the wrist joint and atthe palm-finger joints.

VOther, objects and advantages of the invention will be readily apparentfrom the drawings and the description as set forth.

Referring to the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is a plan view of theinvention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view indicating the lap between the middle andthird fingers;

Application led March 11, 1930. Serial No. 434,936.

Fig. 3 is an inside view of the palmside section of the gauntlet;

Fig. 4 is a lsection taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3; l

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the palm section;

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the thumb section.

Similar reference characters are used to designate similar partsthroughout the several views.

The invention consists of the ordinary four finger and thumb gauntletglove with double palm, but provided with a form fitting thumb, the palmsection overlapping the gauntlet, and the palm-finger seam being dist,posed away from the natural bend point 0F05 the fingers, and having aflap carried beyond the palm and between the middle and third fingers,and terminating the stiffening materialin the gauntlet on the palm sideata.. point back of the natural wrist bend. Y "l0 The glove is formedwith the usual back and palm with the usual patterns and stitching, andthe fingers have an additional thickness of material 11 on the palm sideand pro.- vided with the welts 10. The parts so far""15 enumerated arenot a part of the invention, which comprises the palm, Fig. 5, thumb,Fig. '6, andinside half of gauntlet, Figs. 3 anc 4.

The thumb is made to a special pattern,

which, when sewed into the glove providesa form fit' from the thumbjoint to the wrist. The palm is ymade to a special pattern indicated inFig. y5, the palm side ofthe index and little lingers being formed fromthe eX- 85 tensions 12 Vand 13, the lap 14 extending around theside ofthe index nger and providing reenforcement ragainst wear at this point.The extension 15 extends back of the thumb toward the wrist, the edge 16being90 sewed to the edge 17 of the thumb and the edgeL 18 overlappingthe curved portion 19 of the thumb, the inner face of the thumb beingattached at 20. The lap 21 is tucked under the edge of the gauntlet, andtogether sewed over the edge 22 of the thumb. The flap 23 extends beyondthe wrist line indicated at 24, forming a continuous surface eX- tendedonto the gauntlet. tucked under the gauntlet which is received '99 The`flap 25 is in the vslit' 26. Flap 27 Ais partly cut from the lingers 12and 13, the sides 28 and 29l folding inwardly about the sides of theindex and little fingers, and the flap 30 being drawn between the middleand third lingers and tacked into the rear seam at the end 31. Thetransverse seams 32 are spaced from the palmfinger joint, providingflaps 33 and 34:, thus preventing the gathering of the material at thejoint when the fingers are bent inward,y the seam being Aplaced onV aline connectingYY the ends of the slits atY 35, and functioningl toattach the upper portion of the outer palm r to the inner palm. Thewristflap 23 is sewed to the gauntlet at 24 andv 36, obviating theA Y ,usualconnecting seamor tuck at 24, and providing a smooth unbroken surfaceacross the wrist portion. j l i The gai/intlet is formed of thestiflening signatures. Y i Y LAURI A. VVICKMAN.V

L ALVIN N. "MUNK- material 37 usually oak tanned leather 'with if aninsert 38 'offlexibleleather and backing 39 of flexible leatheror othermaterial, theportion 38 within thecurved line l0 providing a flexiblewristl connection. I j

Havingdescribed an operable method ofV VAconstructing the glove, it willbe understood thatininor variations in design and arrange- I adapted tofit'the contour of thel hand from the thumb joint to the wrist, agauntlet, the

ment which are consistent with the appended Yclaims may be resorted towithout `detracting V,from the spirit or scope of the invention orsacrificing any of the advantages thereof.v I

We are aware that gauntlet gloves have #been made with a double palm,therefore we do not claim such` a combination broadly, but

we do claim 1. A double palm gauntlet glove provided Vwith a palm withintegral index and little finger, an integral flap between said indexand little fingers, aflap projecting from and `rintegralwith saidintegral flap, said iap beingtackedto the back finger-seam, a thumb palmside 'of which has stiliening material with a cut away portion adjacentthe wrist and replaced by a iexible material, said' palm wrist.

continuing across the wrist seam and extendar .continuous vunbroken'surface Vacross said 2. A ldouble finger, an integral flap between saidindex and little fingers, a flap projecting from and integral with saidintegral Hap, the end vof said ing beyond ysaid cut awayportionproviding l 'palm gauntlet glove provided with a palm withintegral index and little Y,

flap being tacked to the back finger-seam,

a thumb adapted to lit the contour vof the hand from the thumb joint tothe wrist, a

Vgauntlet the palm side of which is provided with a stilfening materialwith a cut away i portion adjacent the wrist, said cut away portionbeing replaced by asection of liexible Amaterial attached to saidstiifening material, -said palm continuing across said wrist and jsaid`cut away portionV foiininga wristY bib

